Analysis: Indices

Morningstar: AI To Redefine Investments For The Better

Morningstar CEO Kunal Kapoor thinks that artificial intelligence is a significant technology shift that will redefine the investment landscape for the better. He speaks with Haslinda Amin on...

Indices : America continues to widen the gap

The S&P 500 index reached a record high following the election results, breaking the 6,000-point barrier for the first time. This leap follows an exceptional performance by US equities this year,...

Healthcare executives expect more IPOs and corporate dealmaking in 2025

Healthcare executives and investors expect an uptick in initial public offerings and corporate dealmaking in 2025, with geopolitical tensions overtaking funding challenges as the biggest risk to the...

Canada's inflation rate jumps back to 2%, likely curbing large rate-cut bets

Canada's annual inflation rate accelerated more than expected to 2.0% in October as gas prices fell less than the previous month, data showed on Tuesday, likely diluting chances of another large rate...

TC Energy forecasts higher 2025 core profit on natgas, electricity demand

TC Energy Corp said on Tuesday it expects its 2025 core profit to be in the range of about C$10.7 billion to C$10.9 billion . For 2024, the Canadian pipeline operator expects core...

Wall Street futures slide as Russia-Ukraine tensions rise

U.S. stock index futures fell on Tuesday as worries about escalating tensions between Russia and Ukraine affected risk sentiment globally, with investors rushing to safe-haven assets. ...

Morgan Stanley raises base case 2025 yr-end S&P 500 target to 6,500

Morgan Stanley has increased its 12-month base case price target on the S&P 500 to 6,500, the firm's equity strategist Michael Wilson and other strategists wrote in a note on Monday. The...

Kyle Bass on Trump's Treasury Pick, China's Stimulus

Kyle Bass, founder of Hayman Capital Management, says President-elect Donald Trump should name Scott Bessent as Treasury Secretary. He also says China's economy is circling the drain. He says the...

TSX futures boosted by metal; CPI data, US earnings in focus

Futures tied to Canada's main stock index rose on Monday, supported by metal prices, as investors looked forward to this week's domestic inflation data and AI darling Nvidia's quarterly earnings. ...

Global offshore wind industry poised to miss big targets as obstacles mount

After a year of canceled projects, broken turbines, and abandoned lease sales, the global offshore wind industry no longer has much chance to hit the lofty targets set by governments in the U.S.,...

Oil prices edge higher after Russia-Ukraine tensions escalate

Oil prices edged up on Monday after fighting between Russia and Ukraine intensified over the weekend, although concerns about fuel demand in China, the world's second-largest consumer, and forecasts...

EM stocks see largest foreign monthly outflow since 2020, bonds hang on

Foreign investors sold out of emerging market stocks in October by the most since the COVID market selloff in early 2020, but inflows to EM bonds and debt more than offset the outflow, data from a...

Canada September factory sales down 0.5% on petroleum, aircraft

Canadian factory sales fell by 0.5% in September from August on lower sales of petroleum and coal products, as well as aerospace product and parts, Statistics Canada said on Friday. ...

Citigroup warns Trump's policies may slow growth in emerging markets

Citigroup analysts anticipate that emerging market stocks will underperform compared to global peers following Donald Trump's recent victory in the U.S. presidential election, despite China's recent...

Traders chase post-election stock gains in US options market

Options players are piling in to riskier bets across the U.S. stock market, supporting a rally that has come on the back of fading election worries and expectations of a Republican lock on power in...

Greenlight's Einhorn expects inflation to pick up under Trump

Greenlight Capital President David Einhorn said on Wednesday he has added some inflationary protection to his hedge fund portfolio as he believes that inflation will go up under the government of...

Small-cap stocks face delicate balance between Trump boost and inflation risks

U.S. small-cap stocks have surged to near record highs following Donald Trump's presidential election win, but some investors are wary of chasing the rally as they fear his policies could drive a...

Deutsche Bank raises Ibstock to 'buy'

The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Wednesday morning and on Tuesday: ---------- FTSE 100 ---------- Citigroup raises Rightmove price target to 525 pence -...

Musk's Starlink gets Chad go-ahead to improve internet access

Chad said on Tuesday it had approved the licensing of Elon Musk's satellite internet provider Starlink to improve access to internet services in the central African country. Starlink,...